CALGARY – Unlike during last year’s entry draft, when they made a big splash by taking Pavel Brendl and Jamie Lundmark in the first round, the Rangers made very little noise yesterday at the Saddledome.

In their first draft under general manager Glen Sather, the Rangers had been in discussions with Edmonton about dealing for defenseman Roman Hamrlik, but the Isles got him instead.

So the Blueshirts, who were without a first-round pick, yesterday traded their second-round selection (38th overall) to Detroit in exchange for the Red Wings’ second-rounder (64th) and third-rounder (95th).

With the 64th selection, the Rangers selected defenseman Filip Novak of Regina of the WHL. Rangers scout Darwin Bennett said Novak, who is from the Czech-Republic, is a “skilled offensive defenseman.”

With the 95th pick, the Rangers took center Dominic Moore, who had 12 goals and eight assists in his freshman season at Harvard.